US 4,662,984 AGranted

Method of manufacturing shadow mask

AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

InventorsYasuhisa Ohtake, Makoto Kudou, Yasushi Sengoku

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Abstract

A method of perforating through pores by etching in the manufacture of a shadow mask. This perforating method comprises the steps of selectively covering both surfaces of a thin metal plate with etching resistant film except a predetermined pore region; performing an etching to form recesses on the opening region of one surface of the metal plate; covering the one surface of the metal plate with an etching resistance material; etching the opening region of the other surface of the metal plate until the bottom of the etching resistance material buried in the recesses of the one surface of the metal plate is exposed; exposing both surfaces of the metal plate including the through holes by removing the etching resistant film and the etching resistant material; and etching the exposed surfaces of the metal plate again by contacting the exposed surface with an etchant.

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Dependent claims

Method of manufacturing a shadow mask comprising the steps of:

(a) covering a thin metallic plate, on each a first and second side of said plate, with an etchant resistant film, said film having openings therethrough of predetermined size, which openings are aligned from said first to said second side;
(b) in a first etching step, etching said first side of said plate so as to form recesses therein;
(c) applying an etchant resistant material to said first side of said plate so as to completely cover said side, including said recesses;
(d) in a second etching step, etching said second side of said plate so as to etch exposed portions thereof until the bottom of the etchant resistant material which has been applied to said first side is exposed, thereby forming a number of perforations through said sheet;
(e) removing both the etchant resistant material and the etchant resistant film from said first and second sides of the plate, respectively;
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(f) in a third etching step, etching both of said first and second sides so as to form regularly arranged perforations of uniform cross-sectional shape and area.

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